Season 1

01 Pilot Episode 121st January 1989 Michael Larson is a widower, an American dolphin researcher, who moves to Australia with his two young children and tries to build a new life. 02 Two Shots and a Splash Episode 228th January 1989 Michael's old pal from graduate school comes for a visit. What Mike doesn't know is that Peter is a member of a radical group called Planetwatch and is in town as part of a revenge plot to plant a bomb on a yacht. 03 Reading, Writing, and Telepathy Episode 34th February 1989 One of the dolphins, Delbert, swallows two firecrackers that were carelessly tossed at sea and is slowly poisoned. 04 The Initiation of Lisa Ruddick Episode 411th February 1989 Lisa Ruddick, a journalist. uses a story on Jonathan's research as a ruse to gather damaging information on Jonathan's boss, the eccentric Baron Trent. 05 The Ship That Sank Twice Episode 518th February 1989 Mike's experiments using sound waves with the dolphins is a breakthrough in communications, but his boss Trent sees it as his chance to go in search of sunken treasure off the coast. 06 Fighting Back Episode 625th February 1989 Katie deals with an admirer, David deals with an adversary and Didge deals with a dilemma. 07 Stormy Weather Episode 74th March 1989 Didge welcomes two stranded fishermen, unaware that they are escaped convicts. 08 The Elders Episode 811th March 1989 Larson's skeptical in-laws arrive for a visit, but when they see the kids are not too keen about their Australian environment, they decide to take them back to the States.